Bjartr

Old Norse Dictionary - bjartr

Meaning of Old Norse word "bjartr" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

bjartr Old Norse word can mean:

bjartr: adj. [Ulf. bairts = δηλος; A. S. beorht; Engl. bright; Hel. berht; in Icel. per metath. bjartr; cp. birti, etc.], bright; Lat. clarus is rendered by bjartr, Clar. 128; bjart ljós, FmS. i. 96; bjart tunglskin, Nj. 118; sólskin, FmS. ii. 300; veðr, i. 128: of hue, complexion, b. líkami, Hkr. iii. 179, Nj. 208; hönd, Bb. 3. 20.

bjartr: 2. metaph. illustrious; með b. sigri, FmS. x. 253; in a moral sense, Stj. 141.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛁᛅᚱᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

cp.: compare.

Engl.: English.

etc.: et cetera.

f.: feminine.

gl.: glossary.

Hel.: Heliand.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

metath.: metathesis.

S.: Saga.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Bb.: Búnaðar-bálkr.

Clar.: Clarus Saga. (G. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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